The web 2.0 applications such as Facebook and Twitter have been widely used by academic library as a new communication channel to gain the user feedback and insight towards their services and activities. This paper discussed the effectiveness of these two applications; Facebook and Twitter in promoting library services in one academic library with the research university status in Malaysia. This study reported the pilot study of the main research entitled "The effectiveness of Web 2.0 application in promoting library services in Malaysian research university libraries. The objectives of this study are: i) to identify the effect of these two applications in promoting the library services, and; ii) to identify the elements in Facebook and Twitter in promoting the library activities. The research question guiding this study are as follows; i) how frequent library Facebook and Twitter are used? And ii) What are the purpose of using Facebook and Twitter with the students? This study used quantitative method by using a questionnaire survey distributed to 50 students in one of the university libraries. The analysis is done thru simple Microsoft Excel to identify the percentage value. The findings indicated that Facebook provides the greatest impact as promotional tools, disseminating information, medium in answering user inquiries and provides instant feedback on the promotional initiatives. Finding in the elements in promoting found that forum and discussion are the most effective elements in Facebook. On the question of the purpose of using, information, communication is the most popular purpose in both applications. These research findings are useful to libraries and librarians in studying the impact gained by the libraries after embarking these two applications. This study also recommended that enhancement of library website design will provide better user experience in awareness of services and activities.
This paper reports on the assessment of construct validity and reliability of an instrument used to measure librarians' adoption and implementation of Evidence-based Librarianship (EBL) in the acquisition decision of electronic resources. The instrument is developed based on well-established theories/models of Technology Organization and Environment (TOE), Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT), and a Concern-based Adoption Model (CBAM) with a newly added construct, user needs, and preferences. The instrument was evaluated using the Partial Least Squares (SMART- PLS) software applications using structural equation modelling (SEM) to determine its validity and reliability through) analysis of the measurement model (outer model) and ii) analysis of the structural model (inner model). A total of 278 participants were identified from the 1040 research population. This research applied probability sampling using proportionate stratified techniques to gather responses from librarians in library and information center management. The results of both analyses indicated that the construct validity and reliability of the instrument were acceptable and moderate, respectively. The internal consistency reported a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.718 to 0.956, composite reliability of 0.70 and 0.90, average variance extracted value above 0.50. The model prediction accuracy and relevancy revealed R2 (adoption: 0.300, implementation 0.399) and Q2 (adoption 0.213, implementation 0.227), which were acceptable and moderate, respectively. The model has also been reported to be free from collinearity issues. Thus, the instrument is ready for use in e-resource and evidence-based library acquisition research.
This article discusses the dimension of the PAPA (Privacy, Accuracy, Property, and Accessibility) framework used in information ethics practice in various fields. PAPA framework provides a holistic view of information ethics practice research. The aim is to identify what is the dimension used in PAPA components. An analysis of literature has been performed to capture the dimension and a brief description is presented. The analysis found unique dimensions used, and finally, a Hybrid PAPA framework is illustrated to provide a framework guide for further information ethics research. Keywords: Information ethics; library and information science; PAPA; ethical issues eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
For the past 25 years, IL instruction has been formally incorporated into the Malaysian curriculum. However, it appears that the implementation of Information Literacy Education (ILE) is developing and progressing more slowly than may be anticipated. Determining the elements influencing the adoption of IL education in Malaysian primary schools, and examining how these aspects are supporting or impeding the process, are the objectives of this qualitative study. The national primary schools representing one of Malaysia's two public school types were the subjects of case studies. For a deeper understanding of the implementation challenges that surfaced during the implementation, school teachers and other significant stakeholders took part in in-depth, semi-structured interviews that were followed by documentary analysis. The examination of the interview transcripts with the teaching staff has revealed a number of elements that both help and impede the implementation of IL instruction. According to interview data, the majority of participants had favourable opinions of IL education. They believed that IL education was significant and had the ability to increase the fun and engagement of teaching and learning activities. The participants did, however, also mention that there were issues with IL implementation; these issues appear to be related to the ecology of the school.
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